Radiomural Mural by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Radiomural Mural by Aleksandra Toborowicz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Željezna nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Kulturnog Nasljeđa i Kulturne Industrije Competition Category.

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Radiomural Mural

by Aleksandra Toborowicz

Željezna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Kulturno Nasljeđe Category

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The Design

About Radiomural Mural

Radiomural je mural izrađen za gradsku četvrt Langwasser u Nirnbergu. Dizajn reproducira skalu za podešavanje frekvencije Grundig radija iz 1970-ih i 1980-ih godina, podsjećajući na radio-aparate koji su nekada proizvođeni u ovoj četvrti. Oslikani zid je dužine 25 metara i visine 2,5 metra. Crna i bijela boja kombinovane su sa fotoluminiscentnim sprejom, a za slova su korištene šablone. Noću slova svijetle, tako da mural podsjeća na uključeni radio. Nazivi mjesta na skali označavaju omiljena lokalna mjesta koja su izabrali stanovnici, kao i njihove zemlje porijekla.

The Recognition

About the Željezna nagrada A' Design Award

Radiomural Mural je pobjednik Željezne nagrade A' Design Award, prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje dobrim dizajnima što ispunjavaju profesionalne i industrijske zahtjeve očekivane od dobro dizajniranih kreacija. Željezni pobjednici pokazuju veliku vještinu, visoku specijalizaciju, stručno razumijevanje i kreativne kapacitete svojih stvaralaca. Očekuje se da Radiomural Mural bude visoko cijenjena, voljena i njegovana kreacija koja je praktična i inovativna. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Željeznu nagradu A' Design Award integrira najbolje industrijske prakse i ima kompetentne tehničke karakteristike povezane sa znanjem i talentom. Radiomural Mural se poštuje zbog svoje temeljitosti i dizajniran je da pruži poboljšanja kvaliteta života koja pomažu da svijet postane bolje mjesto.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Picture of an old Grundig radio in Nurnberg.

The mural visually resembles the scale of the radio from the 70s / 80s, with letters covered with photoluminescent paint, giving the effect of glowing in the dark, which resembles a radio turned on.

The radio is 'turned on' the Langwasser district (Gemeinschaftshaus) in Nuremberg, the other place-names on the radio scale are the residents' favorite places characteristic for this district (selected by voting; marked in dark green) and their countries of origin (light green).

The project is a local – district identity, located on the facade of a culture center in the center of Langwasser, allows locating popular culture and entertainment centers, and also commemorates points on the map relevant for the district.

The mural was made as part of the "Betonliebe - StreetArt for Langwasser" project in cooperation with the Nowa Huta Cultural Center in Krakow.
Dimensions & Packaging: Wall size: 25 meters long, 2,5 meters height. Black paint, white and photoluminescent sprays. Stencils used to paint letters.
Tags: mural, radio, photoluminescence, glowing in darkness, heritage, grundig, cultural district, Nurnberg, mural
Production Technology: Mural made on a wall in the center of Langwasser district in Nurnberg, painted with photoluminescent spray, giving the effect of glowing in the dark, which resembles a radio turned on.
Design Challenge: Photoluminescence effect. Research in cultural and postindustrial districts similar to Zablocie in Cracow in Poland, where retro-radios were produced in a communist era.
Inspiration: Radiomural made in Zablocie district in Cracow, Poland - my previous project of a district identity, where old radios Unitra were produced during the communism time. Radiomural in Nuremberg is based on radios from Grundig, which were produced in Langwasser – the district where the mural was created.
Project Duration: September 2019, Nürnberg, Germany
Operation Flow: The mural will be visible at night for some time thanks to UV lamps, like an old radio switched on with its greenish light, thanks to the photoluminescence paint glowing in darkness. People can illuminate the mural with flashlights.